GJB6-D13S1830 and GJB6-D13S1854 Deletions in Patients with non-Syndromic Prelingual Deafness by Mercedes Arceo Álvarez, Estela Morales Peralta, Yuledmi Perdomo Chacón, Teresa Collazo Mesa

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> GJB6-D13S1830 and GJB6-D13S1854 deletions are pathogenic variants of the GJB6 gene, which has been shown to be the second cause of autosomal recessive non-syndromic deafness in Spain, where some of our ancestors come from. …”
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Resistance Response of the Jasmonic Acid and Salicylic Acid Signaling Pathways in Mango Fruits Infected with Lasodiplodia theobromae by QU Xiangxiang, HU Meijiao, SUN Jinhua, GONG Deqiang, GAO Zhaoyin, CHEN Gengxin, LI Min

“…In order to explore the response patterns of the jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) signaling pathways in mango fruits to Lasiodiplodia theobromae, we analyzed the synthesis of JA and SA in L. theobromae mycelia infecting the fruit and in the infected fruit as well as the expression of genes involved in the JA and SA signaling pathways and the expression of resistance-related genes. …”
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Novel MFSD8 Variants in a Chinese Family with Nonsyndromic Macular Dystrophy by Qin Xiang, Yanna Cao, Hongbo Xu, Zhijian Yang, Liang Tang, Ju Xiang, Jianming Li, Hao Deng, Lamei Yuan

“…The novel c.1102+2T>C variant in the MFSD8 gene was likely to affect the splicing form and predicted to be “pathogenic.” …”
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Functional properties of the Su(Hw) complex are determined by its regulatory environment and multiple interactions on the Su(Hw) protein platform by L. S. Melnikova, M. V. Kostyuchenko, V. V. Molodina, P. G. Georgiev, A. K. Golovnin

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Detection of Cannabinoid Receptor Expression by Endometriotic Lesions in Women with Endometriosis as an Alternative to Opioid-Based Pain Medication by Sarah Allam, Elizabeth Paris, Itzel Lazcano, Pincas Bitterman, Sanjib Basu, James O’Donnell, Animesh Barua

“…Compared with stroma in ovaries with endometriotic lesions, the expression of CB1 and CB2 was significantly higher in the epithelial cells in endometriotic lesions in the ovary (P<0.0001 and P<0.05, respectively). Immunoblotting and gene expression assays showed similar patterns for CB1 and CB2 protein and CNR1 (gene encoding CB1) and CNR2 (gene encoding CB2) gene expression. …”
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Liver Microbiome in Healthy Rats: The Hidden Inhabitants of Hepatocytes by Xiao Wei Sun, Hua Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Peng Fei Xin, Xue Gao, Hong Rui Li, Cai Yun Zhou, Wen Min Gao, Xuan Xuan Kou, Jian Gang Zhang

“…The V3–V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequenced using an Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform. …”
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Identification of retinol dehydrogenase 10 as a shared biomarker for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus by Fangyu Li, Rui Li, Hongjun Deng

“…We also analyzed the enriched pathways of shared genes using Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways. …”
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Human Mature Adipocytes Express Albumin and This Expression Is Not Regulated by Inflammation by Maria Luisa Sirico, Bruna Guida, Alfredo Procino, Andrea Pota, Maurizio Sodo, Giuseppe Grandaliano, Simona Simone, Giovanni Pertosa, Eleonora Riccio, Bruno Memoli

“…Our group investigated albumin gene expression in human adipocytes, its regulation by inflammation and the possible contribution of adipose tissue to albumin circulating levels. …”
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DNMT3A Mutations in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in South Brazil by Annelise Pezzi, Lauro Moraes, Vanessa Valim, Bruna Amorin, Gabriela Melchiades, Fernanda Oliveira, Maria Aparecida da Silva, Ursula Matte, Maria S. Pombo-de-Oliveira, Rosane Bittencourt, Liane Daudt, Lúcia Silla

“…DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) gene mutations have been recently identified in about 22% of AML patients and associated with poor prognosis as an independent risk factor. …”
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Pseudovibriamides from Pseudovibrio marine sponge bacteria promote flagellar motility via transcriptional modulation by Yitao Dai, Vitor Lourenzon, Laura P. Ióca, Dua Al-Smadi, Lydia Arnold, Ian McIntire, Roberto G. S. Berlinck, Alessandra S. Eustáquio

“…Pseudovibriamides are encoded in a hybrid nonribosomal peptide synthetase-polyketide synthase gene cluster that also includes several accessory genes. …”
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A humanized anti-MSLN×4-1BB bispecific antibody exhibits potent antitumour activity through 4-1BB signaling activation and fc function without systemic toxicity by Da-yan Zhang, Zhi-hua Zhang, Wen-ting Liu, Wei-ming Zhou, Peng-fei Zhou, Juan-juan Wei, Xue-jing Dai, Xiao-li Zeng, Yu-qiong Zhou, Han-wang Li, Heng Zhang, Ao-lin Shen, Lian-sheng Cheng, Guo-dong Shen, Yi-fu He

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The theses for MD degree by article Editorial

“…Abdullayev – Clinical value of polymorphism of cytokine genes and hemochromatosis gene at chronic hepatitis C patients.S.A. …”
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Molecular Alterations of KIT Oncogene in Gliomas by Ana L. Gomes, Jorge S. Reis-Filho, José M. Lopes, Olga Martinho, Maryou B. K. Lambros, Albino Martins, Fernando Schmitt, Fernando Pardal, Rui M. Reis

“…In conclusion, our results demonstrate that KIT gene amplification rather than gene mutation is a common genetic mechanism underlying KIT expression in subset of malignant gliomas. …”
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Scent of COVID-19: Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis Reveals the Role of <i>ACE2</i>, <i>IFI44</i>, and <i>NDUFAF4</i> in Long-Lasting Olfactory Dysfunction by Beatrice Spedicati, Alessandro Pecori, Maria Pina Concas, Aurora Santin, Romina Ruberto, Giuseppe Giovanni Nardone, Andrea D’Alessandro, Giancarlo Tirelli, Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo, Giorgia Girotto

“…The analysis highlighted how an increased gene score in the <i>ACE2</i> gene is associated with a worse olfactory performance, while an increased gene score in the <i>IFI44</i> and <i>NDUFAF4</i> genes is associated with a better olfactory function. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of a Rapid Reciprocal-Flow PCR Assay and Real-Time PCR Assay with Quenching Probe for Detection of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Complex by Kosuke Kosai, Keisuke Matsumoto, Takahisa Ishikawa, Yasuhide Kawamoto, Norihiko Akamatsu, Kenji Ota, Fujiko Mitsumoto-Kaseida, Norihito Kaku, Hiroo Hasegawa, Koichi Izumikawa, Hiroshi Mukae, Katsunori Yanagihara

“…The overall agreement was 100.0% for the GeneSoC assay and 98.1% for the GENECUBE MTB assay. …”
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Urinary interleukin 13 level in steroid sensitive and resistant nephrotic syndrome: a cross-sectional single center study by Behnam Ermian, Noosha Samieefar, Aida Vahidi, Daryoush Fahimi, Niloufar Peirovi, Mohamed Husein Aldokhi, Behnaz Bazargani, Arash Abbasi, Fahimeh Askarian, Mastaneh Moghtaderi

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Cloning and Functional Analysis of <i>BraTSD2</i> Associated with Root Swelling in Turnip (<i>Brassica rapa</i> L.) by Wenyue Huang, Shifan Zhang, Fei Li, Hui Zhang, Rifei Sun, Guoliang Li, Shujiang Zhang

“…A previous study localized a gene associated with root swelling traits. In this study, we cloned the turnip root swelling-related gene <i>BraTSD2</i> (<i>TUMOROUS SHOOT DEVELOPMENT 2</i>) and performed a preliminary functional analysis. …”
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Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxins A and E and Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Strains From Moroccan Broiler Chicken Meat by Sabrine Nacer, Saâdia Nassik, Fatima Zahra El Ftouhy, Sophia Derqaoui, Mohamed Mouahid, Mustapha Lkhider

“…Among them, one isolate (1/54) tested positive for the see gene (1.85%), while none carried the sea gene. Furthermore, the mecA gene, indicative of MRSA, was present in 12/54 of the isolates (22.22%). …”
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Nature of viruses and the radical change in viral taxonomy by V. V. Makarov, L. P. Buchatsky

“…Changes in the rank hierarchy are based on the evolution of the recognition of virus taxa over time, from a traditional phenotype-based characterization process to a multistage process that includes comparative sequence analyses of conserved genes and proteins, including gene phylogeny, gene synteny and shared gene content. …”
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Association of PIK3CA somatic mutations with clinicopathological parameters in breast cancer by Gizem Teoman, Zeynep Turkmen Usta, Zeynep Sagnak Yilmaz, Sevdegul Aydin Mungan, Ismail Saygin

“…Somatic mutations in the PIK3CA gene can accelerate these processes and significantly contribute to the development and progression of breast cancer. …”
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